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return

    
after

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the Most Merciful.

 

the Most Gracious,

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clear

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of Allah,

       

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3.

establish

Those who

believe with certainty. [they] in the Hereafter and they

4. Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds fairseeming to them, so they wander blindly. 5. Those are the ones who will have an evil punishment, and in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers. 6. And indeed, you receive the Quran from the All-Wise, the AllKnower.

 

for the believers,

    

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A guidance

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warm yourselves.`  But when he came to it, he was called, `Blessed is whoever is at the fire and whoever is around it. And glory be to Allah the Lord of the worlds. O Musa! Indeed, I 9. Am Allah, the AllMighty, the All-Wise.` And (he was told), 10. `Throw your staff.` But when he saw it moving as if it were a snake, he turned back in flight and did not return. (Allah said) `O Musa! Do not fear. Indeed, the Messengers do not fear in My presence. 11. Except he who wrongs then substitutes good after evil, then indeed, I Oft-Forgiving, Am Most Merciful. 12. And put your hand into the opening of your bosom, it will come forth white without harm. (These are) among the nine signs to Firaun and his people. Indeed, they are a defiantly disobedient people. But when Our 13. visible Signs came to them, they said, `This is a manifest magic.` And they rejected 14. them (i.e., the signs), though they themselves were convinced with them, out of injustice and haughtiness. So see how was the end of the corrupters. And verily, We 15. gave Dawood and Sulaiman knowledge, and they said, `Praise be to Allah the One Who favored us over many of 8.

             
who

                                                                                         
`Blessed is [that] he was called he came to it, But when 7 (the) Lord (to) Allah And glory be (is) around it. and whoever the fire the All-Wise.` the All-Mighty, Allah, I Am Indeed, O Musa! 8 (were) a snake as if it moving he saw it But when your staff.` And, `Throw fear. (Do) not `O Musa! look back. and (did) not (in) flight Except 10 the Messengers. (in) My presence fear Oft-Forgiving, then indeed, I Am evil, after good substitutes then it will come forth your bosom into your hand And enter 11 Firaun to signs nine (These are) among harm. without 12 defiantly disobedient. a people are Indeed, they manifest.` (is) a magic `This they said, visible, themselves, though were convinced with them (signs) them, And they rejected (the) end was how So see and haughtiness. knowledge, and Sulaiman Dawood We gave And verily, 14 of many over has favored us

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(out of) injustice

(of) the corrupters.

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His believing servants.` And Sulaiman 16. inherited Dawood. And he said, `O people!We have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given everything. Indeed, this is an evident favor.` 17. And gathered for Sulaiman his hosts of jinn and men and birds, and they were set in rows. Until, when they 18. came to the valley of the ants, an ant said, `O ants! Enter your dwellings so that Sulaiman and his hosts may not crush you while they do not perceive.`

   

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(of) the birds,

(is) the favor

jinn

So he smiled, 19. laughing at her speech, and said, `My Lord! Grant me the power and ability that I may thank You for Your Favor, which You have bestowed on me and on my parents and that I may do righteous deeds that will please You. And admit me by Your Mercy into (the ranks of) Your righteous slaves.` And he inspected 20. the birds and said, `Why do I not see the hoopoe, or is he among the absent? 21. I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings me a clear reason. 22. But he (i.e., hoopoe) stayed not long

   

when

ants!

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evident.`

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and on on me You have bestowed

that will please You.

righteous.`

I see

(with) a punishment I will surely punish him

unless

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and he said, `I have encompassed that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Saba with certain news. 23. Indeed, I found (there) a woman ruling them, and she has been given everything, and she has a great throne.

24. And I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah, and Shaitaan has made fairseeming to them their deeds and averted them from the Way, so they are not guided,

25. That not they prostrate to Allah, the One Who brings forth the hidden in the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare, 26. Allah - there is no god but He, the Lord of the Great Throne.`

27. He (Sulaiman) said, `We will see whether you speak the truth or you are of the liars. 28. Go with my letter and deliver it to them. Then turn away from them and see what (answer) they return.`

29. She said, `O chiefs! Indeed, a noble letter has been delivered to me. 30. Indeed, it is from Sulaiman, and indeed it is, ` the Name of In Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, 31. Do not exalt yourselves against me, but come to me

                                                                                                        
it, you have encompassed not that which found Indeed, I 22 certain. with news Saba and for her thing every of and she has been given ruling them prostrating and her people And I found her 23 great. the Shaitaan to them and has made fair-seeming instead of Allah, 24 guided, (are) not so they the Way, in the hidden brings forth the One Who to Allah, they prostrate you declare, and what you conceal what and knows and the earth (of) the Throne (the) Lord He, but god (there is) no Allah or whether you speak (the) truth `We will see He said, 26 and deliver it this, with my letter, Go 27 the liars. of She said, 28 they return.` what and see from them turn away Then Indeed, it 29 noble. a letter to me is delivered Indeed [I], chiefs! the Most Gracious, (of) Allah, ` the name In and indeed it (is), Sulaiman but come to me against me, exalt yourselves That not 30

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in submission Muslims).` `

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32. She said, `O chiefs! Advise me in my affair. I would not decide a matter until you are present with me.` They said, `We are 33. possessors of strength and great might, and the command is yours, so consider what you will command.` She said, `Indeed, 34. the kings - when they enter a town, they ruin it and make the most honorable of its people the lowest. And thus they do. 35. But indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what (reply) the messengers return.`

36. So when (they) came to Sulaiman, he said, `Will you provide me with wealth? But what Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you. Nay, you rejoice in your gift. 37. Return to them, we will surely come to them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we will surely expel them from there in humiliation, and they will be abased.`

He (Sulaiman) 38. said, `O chiefs! Which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?`

A strong one of 39. the jinn said, `I will bring it to you before you rise from your place. And indeed, I am

                                                                                                       
Not my affair. in Advise me chiefs! `O She said, 31 32 you are present with me.` until any matter the one to decide great, (of) might and possessors (of) strength (are) possessors 33 you will command.` what so look (is) up to you, and make they ruin it a town they enter when the kings, 34 they do. And thus (the) lowest. (of) its people return with what and see a gift to them `Will you provide me he said, (to) Sulaiman came So when 35 He has given you. than what (is) better Allah has given me But what to them, Return 36 rejoice. in your gift you of it, for them (is) resistance not with hosts before her throne will bring me Which of you chiefs! `O He said, the jinn, of a strong one Said 38 And indeed, I am your place. from you rise that before

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(will be) abased.` and they (in) humiliation, from there and surely, we will drive them out

37

(in) submission?` they come to me that

will bring it to you

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strong and trustworthy for it (i.e., the task).` 40. Said one who had knowledge of the Scripture, `I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you.` Then when he (Sulaiman) saw it placed before him, he said, `This is from the Favor of my Lord to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful, then he is grateful only for his own soul. And whoever is ungrateful, then indeed, my Lord is Self-sufficient, Noble. He said, `Disguise 41. her throne for her that we may see whether she will be guided or will be of those who are not guided.`
(was) knowledge

So when she came, 42. your throne?` `Is like this it was said, she came, So when are not guided.` it was said, `Is your 41 throne like this?` She said, `It is (just) like it.` (Sulaiman said), `And before her the knowledge `And we were given it.` `It was like She said, we were given the knowledge before her, and we have been Muslims.` worship she used (to) what And has averted her Muslims.` and we have been 42 And that which she 43. used to worship besides Allah had averted her who disbelieve. a people from was Indeed, she Allah. besides 43 (from submission to Allah). Indeed, she was from a disbelieving people. she thought it she saw it, Then when the palace.` `Enter to her, It was said 44. It was said to her, `Enter the palace.` Then when she saw it, she (is) a palace `Indeed, it He said, her shins. [on] and she uncovered (was) a pool, thought it was a pool, and she uncovered her shins. He said, `Indeed, it is a palace made myself, [I] have wronged indeed, I `My Lord, She said, glass.` of made smooth smooth of glass.` She said, `My Lord, indeed, I have wronged myself, and I submit with (of) the worlds.` (the) Lord to Allah, Sulaiman with and I submit 44 Sulaiman to Allah, the Surah 27: The Ants (v. 40-44) Part - 19 Lord of the worlds.`

             

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45. And certainly, We sent to Thamud their brother Salih (saying), `Worship Allah.` Then behold! They became two parties quarreling. He said, `O my 46. people! Why do you seek to hasten the evil before good? Why do you not ask forgiveness of Allah so that you may receive mercy?`

They said, `We 47. consider you a bad omen and those with you.` He said, `Your bad omen is with Allah. Nay, you are a people being tested.` 48. And there were nine family heads in the city spreading corruption in the land and not reforming. 49. They said, `Swear to each other by Allah that we will attack him and his family by night. Then we will say to his heir, ` We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.` ` 50. So they plotted a plot, and We planned a plan, while they did not perceive. 51. Then see how was the end of their plot, that We destroyed them and all their people. So, these are 52. their houses,

                                                      
`Worship that, Salih their brother He said, 45 quarreling. the good? before the evil receive mercy?` so that you may with you.` and those you Nay, Allah. the city in And were 47 the land in by Allah `Swear to eachother They said, to his heir, we will surely say Then a plan, and We planned how Then see 50 destroyed them that We (are) their houses, So, these

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46

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reforming.

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51

(the) end

 

while they

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and their people

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in ruin because they wronged. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who know. And We saved 53. those who believed and used to fear Allah.

  

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fear (Allah).

54. And Lut, when he said to his people, `Do you commit immorality while you see? Why do you 55. approach men with lust instead of women? Nay, you are an ignorant people.` But the answer of 56. his people was not except that they said, `Expel the family of Lut from your town. Indeed, they are a people who keep themselves clean and pure.` So We saved 57. him and his family, except his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind. And We rained 58. on them a rain, and evil was the rain on those who were warned.

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[the] immorality

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56

  

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those who remained behind.

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to Allah,

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59. Say, `All praise be to Allah, and peace be on His slaves whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate (with Him)?`

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they associate (with Him)?`

           
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who keep clean and pure.`

We destined her

his wife;

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(on) those who were warned.

and peace (be)

Is Allah

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